Shireen T. Hunter (Editor)
The Politics of Islamic Revivalism: Diversity and Unity.
Indiana University Press, 1988. Indiana Series in Arab and Islamic Studies. First printing. 0253204666 xv/303 pages.
Softcover volume, measuring approximately 6.25" x 9.5", is like new.
"Can the current vitality of Islamic revivalism be attributed primarily to the religious characteristics of Islam? Or do political, social, and economic factors play a more fundamental role? Leading authorities on Islam and the Muslim world analyze the success of revivalist movements in a wide range of Islamic countries in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia from a comparative perspective. Specialists on each country identify and assess the causes of the emergence and strength of the revivalist movement; different ideological tendencies within the movement; and the potential for revivalists to gain political power. By drawing attention to the complex and multi-dimensional nature of Islamic revivalism and by placing the movement in its proper social, economic, and political contexts, the book aims to aid in the development of sensible and realistic Western responses.
The contributors, members of a study group at the Center for Strategic and International Studies' Middle East Project, are Mumtaz Ahmad, Mohammad Arkoun, R. Hrair Dekmejiian, John L. Esposito, Raymond Hinnebusch, Shireen T. Hunder, Joseph Kostiner, Chibli Mallat, Fred R. von der Mehden, Henry Munson, Jr., Sulayman S. Nyang, William Ochsenwald, Emile F. Sahliyeh, Norma Salem, Amira El-Azhary Sonbol, and Robin Wright."